IBM FlashSystem Initial Setup

Abdul-Salam - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Sohar International

The setup is very easy. 

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Mike Bellemans - PeerSpot reviewer
Project manager at Sopraco NV

Deploying FlashSystem is straightforward. We were using Dell VPLEX, which was complicated. Now, we have three hosts in each of our two server rooms plus four or five switches and two storage boxes. It's highly compact and straightforward. We can finish the deployment in a week. 

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Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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IBM FlashSystem
March 2024
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Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

IBM storages are straightforward. The only issue is the higher-end machines of the V9000 storage systems. There are two ways storage can be configured, and if you have multiple controllers in storage, you don't need to enable zoning between the two controllers. However, for IBM V9000 and above models, the controllers are also zoned through your zoning system. I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten.

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CM
Web Operations Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Setup is not difficult.

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Raanan Sitton - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Sales at BELOCAL LTD

The implementation of IBM FlashSystem was straightforward. It will take less than two hours to implement if it's just a small system.

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AM
Network and System Administrator at TWD Technologies Ltd.

The initial setup is definitely not complex. It's not difficult. They make it straightforward and user-friendly. A company should have no problems implementing it.

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MM
Product Manager at ZELINKA d.o.o.

We sell the solution to customers who handle their own setups. 

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EMIL DOMINGUEZ - PeerSpot reviewer
HW Sales Representative at GBM (an IBM alliance Company)

My technician told me that the initial setup of this machine is much faster and easier than with previous versions, and they were very pleased with it. Though I haven't experienced it myself, I understand the positive experience it has provided.

For example, with the small model, we can configure the machine to enable us to access the SAN. This includes configuring the worldwide name and getting familiar with the SAN experience. It typically takes around three to four hours to set up boxes in the morning, depending on the size of the array and any specific configurations that the customer wants. For smaller models, this is usually the case. For larger models, the setup time may vary but is estimated to take no more than four hours for arrays up to 30 terabytes. 

For deployment on the small machine, one to two people are typically required, as it is necessary to have two people to rack the machine. For larger machines, three people are usually used for racking and setup. The large machines are the DS, the Enterprise, and the 7300.

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Gungor Bingul - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at Korozo

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to install.

It takes very little time to deploy. The initial implementation will take two days. The data will then be moved by wifi over a three-week period due to the implementation study.

The installation is being managed by a team of two engineers.

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PS
Storage Infrastructure Engineer at Cambridge Health Alliance

The installation was a moderate level of difficulty and it took approximately one week.

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JA
Head, Internal Audit at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup of the solution was easy. 

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Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Its initial configuration is difficult. We went through the books and manuals, but we didn't do it correctly. Therefore, we had to start again from scratch. It took two or three attempts to do it correctly. 

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AZ
Infrastructure Architect Supervisor; Solution Delivery Supervisor at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was very easy.

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AANKITGUPTAA - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS

The initial setup is complex because it requires a more extensive knowledge base. There are multiple parts from storage, and data parts, and the configuration zoning of each of them.

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Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The setup of the IBM devices is really straightforward. The actual deployment for the IBM FlashSystem took about seven hours. One of our partners was responsible for this, and we are very satisfied with his performance.

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Pratyush Bhosale - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Manager - information technology at UTKARSH SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED

The initial setup is easy, and I'd give it an eight out of ten. It took about half a day to set up IBM FlashSystem.

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HB
COO at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

I'm not involved in installation but, as far as I know, it's very straightforward, it's very easy. The main issue is that if you spend enough time on design, to find out what the customer really wants, that makes the implementation easier. That's where the emphasis should be. But as far as the system itself, the installation and putting it up, it takes no time. As far as I know, it's so easy.

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IA
IT Manager at Def Industry

I rate the solution ten out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

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RV
UNIX Security Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup is quite straightforward and easy. 

The rack mount took thirty minutes because we had to cable the device. Deployment took about ten minutes. 

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Aamir Jameel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Manager at Tapal tea

The initial setup of IBM FlashSystem was easy.

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SM
Head of IT Infrastructure at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was complex because we had to move a lot of data from our old system to the new one. It wasn't difficult because of the hardware, but rather, due to our pre-existing setup. The fact that we had to migrate a lot of data was the source of the complexity.

It took at least one and a half years because we had to deploy while the system was still running. At the same time, the deployment was dependent on the systems that we had running. This is why it took so long to complete.

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Isanka Attanayake - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Information Technology Infrastructure and Development Support at Royal Ceramics

The initial setup is complex. Deployment took six months. 

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GM
BT Area Champion/Trainer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup is not overly complex. IBM makes the process very smooth. It's very straightforward and quite easy to accomplish. A company shouldn't have any issues with the setup process.

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Usman Rasool - PeerSpot reviewer
VP - Head Enterprise Technology Infrastructure at MCB Islamic Bank Ltd.

The initial setup is not very difficult. I would say that it is similar to the way other storage systems are set up. I believe that it took one week for our deployment, which included testing.

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MN
Infrastructure Solutions Architect at areebah

The initial setup is very straightforward and user-friendly. The FlashSystem 5000 can be deployed in around 20 to 30 minutes, but it depends on the number of volumes and the tools we set up afterward. On average, it can be installed and initiated within an hour, including microcode updating. If you calculate from the time I begin unpacking to the time I start to configure volumes, it will not exceed around 45 minutes. 

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it_user674244 - PeerSpot reviewer
Design Engineer at a recruiting/HR firm with 10,001+ employees

I was involved in the setup and it was easy. I've done those for years.

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Branko Cirovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

IBM FlashSystem's deployment is easy. You can manage everything from the GUI. IBM provides replacement and spare parts. 

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it_user736929 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer & Support Contracts Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Two methods of initial setup are straightforward, either by using USB port through Init tool or by using the technical port. sgafd

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MB
Chief Technology Officer at Inovo

The initial setup was straightforward and it took us about two days to implement it. We did everything ourselves.

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RC
Hybrid IT Enterprise Executive at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was straightforward and took three days. I rate it an eight out of ten.

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it_user672366 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was easy, very easy.

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it_user672375 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at CAS Severn

We were involved with all aspects:

  • Initial design
  • Setup
  • Rollout
  • Integration with the different operating systems and different hosts through the storage fabric

It was straightforward. What we really like about the V9000 is that we're able to take implementation engineers who had experience with other members of the Storwize family.

They are able to take those skills that they learned within other product sets and directly translate those to the V9000.

They are able to very quickly come up to speed on the product without having to learn a brand new skill set.

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it_user533121 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage & Backup Transition Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Since we have multiple IBM equipment in use, the installation process was straight forward.

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it_user211857 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Program Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fairly simple as it took about two hours to rack and get on-line.

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Nuno Chiziane - PeerSpot reviewer
Core Systems Services Consultant Infrastructure & Security at Asseco Central Europe, a.s.

The initial setup is straightforward but does have some complexity in the middle. 

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it_user672384 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Specialist with 51-200 employees

I have been involved in the initial setup with a number of customers. It's very straightforward. It's a lot easier than the old days.

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it_user211857 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Program Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was fairly simple.

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SemyonOsadchiy - PeerSpot reviewer
Commercial Director at MUK

The initial setup is complex, and the deployment depends on the project. It could take two hours or two or three months. We usually work with integrators working with companies, service and business partners.

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DP
General Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is simple.

Network with your coding laptop or something similar then set up the network. It's not complicated, it's quite easy.

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ST
Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It's quite intuitive. I always enjoyed that, whatever operation you initiated on its Webvinterface, it generated the command, and you actually see which command is being executed. I love it! It surely helps you get acquainted with the product. The setup with many modules and ports requires some design, as on any midrange solution. You get a nice template to initiate it and off you go.

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KashifAdeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Consultant - Infrastructure at InfoTech Group

The initial setup was straightforward.

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GA
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was really straightforward. It was not complex. Initial setup, data migration from the old products and the remote copy synchronization between Primary DC and DRC was completed in one month period.

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it_user672393 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was straightforward. It's pretty simple.

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it_user523167 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at Slovenská sporiteľňa

The initial setup we did ourselves because it is very simple. We did the direct mounting of racks and the hardware. The software design is virtualized using SVCs.

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it_user672354 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was involved in the initial setup, but we had a business partner that did the actual physical connections. I helped with some of the configurations. It was pretty straightforward.

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JS
Deputy director at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Installing FlashSystem is very easy. It takes less than half an hour, and I can handle it all myself. Three people on our team manage it. 

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MJ
Technical Support Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was straightforward with a smooth installation.

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RC
Hybrid IT Enterprise Executive at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. 

It is well documented.

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BB
Deputy Chief Technology Officer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was not complex at all. It's pretty straightforward and easy to handle.

The deployment was very fast as well and may have only taken about a day or two.

We had a team of three that handled everything. They don't just handle the storage, however. They're handling the servers and network as well.

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PV
Senior System Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is quite complex. To get it in place and configured took about one week.

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AR
CEO at a government with 1-10 employees

The initial setup was easy, understandable, and straightforward. It's a very good product. 

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RR
CTO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The initial setup of this solution is complex.

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it_user730569 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Consultant at a tech services company

The IBM V7000 initial setup was straightforward, as I had engaged IBM support early on and was given very good advice on how to size, configure and implement the array(s), including data migration from the old to the new.

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it_user732744 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Dhaka Bank Limited

Very simple setup, especially for FC SAN network.

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it_user672345 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The setup was pretty straightforward.

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it_user264465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Arquiteto de Soluções at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was very simple, because IBM have a default interface for all their storage systems.

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RP
Senior Technology Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The setup was easy.

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it_user674226 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It can be complex if you don't follow the guide. Follow the instructions that IBM sets forth in the Redbooks and make life simple.

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LS
Systems integrator at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

I was involved in the initial setup and it was very straightforward.

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it_user671418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I was involved in many initial setups. That's part of my job to do post-sales installation. So I've done it for several companies. It's very simple and straightforward.

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JL
Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is okay, not easy, but okay. It required two engineers to deploy.

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JV
IT Director at UAGM

The implementation is difficult, and the process takes approximately three weeks.

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VC
Head of Data Center Administration at ООО Компания Тензор

The initial setup was easy.

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it_user672396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at Sprint

The setup was straightforward, it is pretty easy and I can do it with my eyes closed, if I wanted to.

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it_user671433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Analysts at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was not initially involved in the setup. I was tasked with other projects at the time.

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it_user671412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was very straightforward.

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it_user671409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The setup was straightforward.

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KE
Chief Technology Officer at areebah

The initial setup is easy. It is not complex at all.

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MN
Software Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The solution is only hardware.

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BS
NDT - TECHNICIAN at a paper AND forest products with 1,001-5,000 employees

The implementation is very simple.

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it_user672354 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is very similar to setting up the IBM family of enterprise storage products (V7000, V9000, SVC, etc.).

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it_user738690 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gestor de Capacidad at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

The initial configuration is simple, but critical because at this point you can make it not work or even damage it completely. I think configuration should be done by a specialist. A storage specialist who had never set up a V7000 would not have problems.

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ST
Senior System & Storage Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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it_user674229 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Admin at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup is straightforward if you want to do a basic setup. But if you want to do customization specific to your environment, then you need to be more intimately involved with it.

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it_user526413 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior UNIX Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup is very easy.

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it_user739677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Integration Expert & IT Consultant at a tech services company

It is pretty straightforward with a nice GUI. One has to know the basic concepts and terminology.

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it_user531666 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was easy.

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MD
Storage Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is very easy and can be done by one person.

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it_user541197 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Information Technology Department at a university with 501-1,000 employees

Initial SAN configuration was smooth.

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it_user672369 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect tct at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was a little more difficult than the predecessor XIV, but it's a new product, so a learning curve is to be expected. As it is becoming more common in the field, it should be getting better documented and more straightforward to deploy. We are seeing new and continual updates to Red books and best practices documents now.

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it_user671430 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at Horizon

I was not involved in the initial setup. I have done it for other clients, and it’s very straightforward to set up and use.

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KV
Director Technical at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We find the initial setup to be fairly straightforward because we understand the technology.

We do this as service delivery, so we understand that we have trained ourselves in it.

It can take half a day to get the initial things up and running.

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AJ
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was a little complicated, especially the storage part of the implementation. The solution itself is complicated as well. 

There are multiple applications which require better performance as well as space. Both were a big issue. Some features were expensive, but we had to meet the storage requirement as well as the performance for these and had to design a solution to meet these two requirements. 

It was an implementation handled in phases, so it took about four to five months to deploy the complete solution.

We went phase by phase and then we did a performance analysis at the end of each phase to make sure that the storage performance was not going down and we were getting the best performance out of the bots. After every phase we had and throughout each phase, we had multiple performance and penetration tests as well; this was all mandatory.

We had about five people helping with the implementation. For maintenance, as long as you have an experienced person or team, you only need one or two people. 

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it_user674238 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

The setup was straightforward.

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it_user693222 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist / IBM Software and Hardware support at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

No, in fact it was easier than I expected.

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it_user672357 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tactical Expert at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Actually, I've done many of the installations; it is very straightforward.

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SY
Technical Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

The installation is complex and it could be easier. The concept is quite different from traditional storage. The full process took approximately three days.

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AH
System engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The installation is straightforward. The solution is delivered with an operating system, which can be updated in about half an hour. 

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it_user732741 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sistem Yönetimi Uzman? at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Yes, it is easy in terms of management and installation.

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AA
Technical Presales Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The installation is not easy. You need to have extensive knowledge to handle it.

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DP
System Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is straightforward and can be done in an hour and a half by one person. 

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IE
Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is very simple.

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CC
Technical Head at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Almost straightforward and the same as doing a V7000 series.

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it_user418875 - PeerSpot reviewer
Diretor de TI at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I did the initial setup based on the documentation it came with. It was very simple.

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CC
Technical Head at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Straightforward

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Buyer's Guide
IBM FlashSystem
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about IBM FlashSystem. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.